People QuickFacts Fort Dodge Iowa Population, 2011 estimate 24,981 3,062,309 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 25,206 3,046,350 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.9% 0.5% Population, 2010 25,206 3,046,355 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.1% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.8% 23.9% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 16.2% 14.9% Female persons, percent, 2010 48.7% 50.5%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 89.7% 91.3% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 5.5% 2.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.4% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.8% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.2% 1.8% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 5.0% 5.0% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 86.6% 88.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 85.5% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.0% 4.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 5.1% 6.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 87.1% 89.9% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 19.8% 24.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 13.3 18.5  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 63.6% 73.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 25.3% 18.6% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $81,900 $119,200 Households, 2006-2010 10,765 1,215,954 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.26 2.40 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $21,464 $25,335 Median household income 2006-2010 $37,923 $48,872 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 16.2% 11.6%     Business QuickFacts Fort Dodge Iowa Total number of firms, 2007 1,934 259,931 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 25.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 97,592,051 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 189,700 41,068,338 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 531,736 39,234,649 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $21,133 $13,172 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 58,697 4,737,719     Geography QuickFacts Fort Dodge Iowa Land area in square miles, 2010 16.05 55,857.13 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,570.3 54.5 FIPS Code 28515 19 Counties Webster County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts